Foreign Language Education in Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Foreign Language Education in Japan write by Sachiko Horiguchi. This book was released on 2015-12-23. Foreign Language Education in Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Language education is a highly contested arena within any nation and one that arouses an array of sentiments and identity conflicts. What languages, or what varieties of a language, are to be taught and learned, and how? By whom, for whom, for what purposes and in what contexts? Such questions concern not only policy makers but also teachers, parents, students, as well as businesspeople, politicians, and other social actors. For Japan, a nation state with ideologies of national identity strongly tied to language, these issues have long been of particular concern. This volume presents the cacophony of voices in the field of language education in contemporary Japan, with its focus on English language education. It explores the complex and intricate relationships between the “local” and the “global,” and more specifically the links between the levels of policy, educational institutions, classrooms, and the individual. In the much-contested field of foreign language teaching in Japan, this book takes the reader directly to the places that really matter. With the help of expert guides in the fields of anthropology, sociology and linguistics, we are invited to join a vital discussion about the potentially revolutionary implications of the Japanese government’s policy of teaching Japanese citizens to not only passively engage with written English texts but to actually use English as a means of global communication.” – Robert Aspinall, PhD (Oxford), Professor, Faculty of Economics, Department of Social Systems, Shiga University, Japan This insightful book about language education involves different disciplines using ethnographic methods. Both ‘native’ and ‘non-native’ speakers of Japanese (or English) collaboratively examine two different types of qualitative approaches in Japan – the positivistic and the processual. This is a must-have book for researchers and educators of language who are interested in not only Japan but also language education generally.” – Shinji Sato, PhD (Columbia), Director of the Japanese Language Program, Department of East Asian Studies, Princeton University, USA.
The Role of English Teaching in Modern Japan
The Role of English Teaching in Modern Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Role of English Teaching in Modern Japan write by Mieko Yamada. This book was released on 2014-09-25. The Role of English Teaching in Modern Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Role of English Teaching in Modern Japan examines the complex nature of Japan’s promotion of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). In globalized societies where people with different native languages communicate through English, multicultural and multilinguistic interactions are widely created. This book takes the opportunity to look at Japan and examines how these multiple realities have affected its English language teaching within the domestic context. The myth of Japan’s racial and ethnic homogeneity may hinder many Japanese in recognizing realities of its own minority groups such as Ainu, Zainichi Koreans, and Brazilian Japanese, who are in the same EFL classrooms. Acknowledging a variety of English uses and users in Japan, this book emphasizes the influence of Japan’s recent domestic diversity on its EFL curriculum and urges that such changes should be addressed. It suggests new directions for incorporating multicultural perspectives in order to develop English language education in Japan and other Asian contexts where English is often taught as a foreign language. Chapters include: Social, cultural, and political background of Japan’s EFL education Race, ethnicity, and multiculturalism Representations of diversity in Japanese EFL Textbooks Perceptions of English learning and diversity in Japan The role of EFL education in multicultural Japan
Exploring Language Teacher Efficacy in Japan
Exploring Language Teacher Efficacy in Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Exploring Language Teacher Efficacy in Japan write by Gene Thompson. This book was released on 2020-05-14. Exploring Language Teacher Efficacy in Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines language teacher efficacy beliefs, focusing on the individual and collective beliefs of Japanese high school teachers. It discusses personal and collective dimensions of language teacher efficacy related to personal second language (L2) capability, instructional L2 efficacy and collective capability towards collaboration. The book provides a detailed discussion about the ways in which these beliefs develop and situates the findings within the wider field of teacher efficacy research. It helps further understanding of factors that may influence teacher self-efficacy and suggests new directions for research to explore in future studies. It will appeal to postgraduates and researchers with an interest in language teacher cognition, the psychology of language teaching and those in the wider fields of self-efficacy, teacher efficacy and teacher agency. It is also of use to those with an interest in the high school English education system in Japan, as well as researchers investigating similar contexts.
Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning
Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning write by Hayo Reinders. This book was released on 2019-03-30. Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book examines a wide range of innovations in language learning and teaching in Japan. Each of the chapters describes the impetus for a change or new development in a particular context, from early childhood to adult learning, details its implementation and provides an evaluation of its success. In doing so, they provide a comprehensive overview of best practice in innovating language education from teaching practice in formal classroom settings, to self-directed learning beyond the classroom, and offer recommendations to enhance language education in Japan and beyond. The book will be of interest to scholars of applied linguistics and language development, and in particular to those involved in managing change in language education that attempts to mediate between global trends and local needs.
Foreign Language Education in Japan
Foreign Language Education in Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Foreign Language Education in Japan write by Sachiko Horiguchi. This book was released on 2015-11-27. Foreign Language Education in Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Language education is a highly contested arena within any nation and one that arouses an array of sentiments and identity conflicts. What languages, or what varieties of a language, are to be taught and learned, and how? By whom, for whom, for what purposes and in what contexts? Such questions concern not only policy makers but also teachers, parents, students, as well as businesspeople, politicians, and other social actors. For Japan, a nation state with ideologies of national identity strongly tied to language, these issues have long been of particular concern. This volume presents the cacophony of voices in the field of language education in contemporary Japan, with its focus on English language education. It explores the complex and intricate relationships between the "local" and the "global," and more specifically the links between the levels of policy, educational institutions, classrooms, and the individual. "In the much-contested field of foreign language teaching in Japan, this book takes the reader directly to the places that really matter. With the help of expert guides in the fields of anthropology, sociology and linguistics, we are invited to join a vital discussion about the potentially revolutionary implications of the Japanese government's policy of teaching Japanese citizens to not only passively engage with written English texts but to actually use English as a means of global communication." - Robert Aspinall, PhD (Oxford), Professor, Faculty of Economics, Department of Social Systems, Shiga University, Japan "This insightful book about language education involves different disciplines using ethnographic methods. Both 'native' and 'non-native' speakers of Japanese (or English) collaboratively examine two different types of qualitative approaches in Japan - the positivistic and the processual. This is a must-have book for researchers and educators of language who are interested in not only Japan but also language education generally." - Shinji Sato, PhD (Columbia), Director of the Japanese Language Program, Department of East Asian Studies, Princeton University, USA
